The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-01

Our business men should earnestly de-
ternine to give the the fall boom a plenty
of active encouragement. The most effec-
tive way to do this is to place we'll dis
played advertisement in the GOLD LEAF
if you have not already done SO.
We offer special premium Of va1ua-
bic agricultural journal-price 81 90 year,
mOnthIy-tO every subscriber who will pay
up all back dues and one year in advance
to the GOLD LEAF Come and see US then
and secure the benefit of this liberal offer
at once.
Farmers and others who have little
leisure time for the next few months Will
! fnd it their interest to write to b. T. John
son & Co, Of Richmond, whose advertise
ment appears IN another column. They
offer great inducements to persons to work
for them all or pant Of their time.
The red glow Of the Western sky after
sunset is again attracting the attention of
the scientific world. 1t is supposed by
many to be volcanic dust. Our readers
will recall the fact that this phcnOmena-if
such it may be called-was the cause OF
much comment and wide speculation III
1888.
For the convenience Of our friends-and
our 0wn-we will take limited quantity
Of sweet potatoes, wheat, cord wood, &c,
in payment for subscriptions due. Those
Of our friends who have been disposed to
pay us but unable on account of the scar
CITY Of money, can and will do so now we
are quite sure.
Here is an item of interest for the ladies':
If white clothing, say dress, is put away
in a drawer or closet, it will become yell
low. But if placed in box lined with
blue paper, or wrapped in dark blue cloth,
it will come out as white as it ever was,
no matter how long it lies. So says one of
our exchanges.
The GOLD LEAF learns that Mr.. John
Allen who lives in the Old Skater neigh
borhOod of Warren county, had the mis-
fortune to get his leg broken Sunday be-
fore last He was riding home from
church, when his horse fell, throwing him
in such a position as to break the bone
Just about the ankle.
If talk passed current as legal tender
the supply is large enough to build all the
railroads and factories that possibly could
be desired for the town, and leave a sur
plus fund to pension off the whole working
force besides But good enough as it is in
its way, such things do not come by talk
alone Let us do something.
We are pleased to know that the prospect
for a full attendance at the Henderson
Female College this session is very en-
cOuraging. Several young ladies came in
this week, and the president Rev. j. NJ.
Rhodes tells us he thinks within the next
thirty days he will have all the boarding
pupils he can accommodate.
A canning factory for fruits and vegeta-
bles ought to be established in Henderson.
There is an abundance of such articles
hercabOuts, and the possibilities of few
sections are greater in this respect. AS
there should be a market demand the sup
ply of course would become larger still
Let us have such an enterprise.
The question about voting the subscrip-
ton Of $4,000 to the capital stock of the
Durham & Northern railroad is not ''can
we afford to do it?" but "c can we afford MOI
to doit?" Let us consider what possible
setback our town would sustain by having
the road go to FranklintOn, or some other
point instead of coming to Henderson.
The large brick establishment of Strause
& Raab when finished will be one of the
handsOmest and most complete tobacco
houses in town. 1t is a credit alike to the
enterprise and business sagacity of those
enterprising gentlemen, and to one of the
most progressive towns and the foremOs
bright leaf tobacco market of the State.
1t is the GOLD LEAF that is taken homo
and read by the entire family. You never
see copy of this paper thrown aside wher
it is taken from the postOt1ice without beins
unfolded. 1t is the GOLD LEAF that i:
taken nv farmers and read-that class o.
our citizens whose trade is worth seeking
and having-and it is the one in which t.
advertise.
The GOLD LEAF would like to have re
ports from every threshing machine in thu
county as to the number of bushels O.
wheat, rye and oats threShed this season
so that we may publish the result and ge
at the amount of grain raised in the coun
ty this year. Will our friends who art
, interested in the matter and in position tt
know, Oblige us to this extent?
Read the card of T. \. Williams Il Co.
wholesale grOccrs, Norfolk Mr.. William!
is we'll known throughout the State as
/ reliable dealer, and the GOLD LEAF take:
pleasure III presenting the claims of hi
= house to our merchants. There is no bette
place to buy groceries and provisions of al
kinds. They sell as close as any dealer
and freight rates are cheap from Norfolk
D Our enterpriSing merchant friend Mr.. Z
= G. Davis. has been trading around in rea
t estate lately. He has bought the GibSO
place on the corner of William and Fail
ground streets and will move there, havin
;. sold his house and lot on the corner @
William and Poplar streets to Mr.. &. NJ
Cooper Mr.. Davis sold for 81 900 am
bought for s. $50. Both are very desirabl
places.
It Some farmers tell us that since they con
e menced to pull fodder they find that tn
a corn crop is nothing like the splendid on
d it promised short while back. There ar
:. too many barren stalks, or apparent ear
that prove upon examination to be nothin
but shoots" However, a large crop vii
=, be made-aS good or better ttan last yea
but there will not be the abundant SUI
plus expected.